Three persons were killed while eight others suffered injuries in a road accident on the Pune-Bangaluru highway near the Karad area of Maharashtra's Satara district.
All three victims were wrestlers from Pune and were returning from Kolhapur after a wrestling competition.
As per the police, the accident took place when the two cars collided with each other at Narayangaon while overtaking each other.
The three who died are residents of the Katraj area in Pune. Among the injured, five have sustained moderate injuries while three have suffered serious wounds. They have been hospitalized in the nearby hospital for further treatment.
( With inputs from ANI )
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